Army, Russian: the Great Northern War, i. 5, 6; reductions in, i. 8; distribution of, i. 9; struggle with France, i. 10; annexation of Finland, i. 12; in the Crimean War, i. 13–21; in the Turkish wars, i. 24–34; casualties in the two main struggles, i. 36; peace and war establishments, i. 38; relative speed of mobilization, i. 88–90, 272–284; losses in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, i. 99; incapacity of generals, i. 101; improvement of, i. 113, 119–124; value of the Siberian Corps, i. 125; want of railway transport, i. 131–134, 156, 242–268; re-armament of the artillery, i. 135, 136; defects in gun ammunition, i. 137; numbers in the Pri-Amur district, i. 144; its distribution, i. 225, ii. 209, 210; its favourable state when peace declared, i. 230–234; defeats at Yalu, Chin-chou, and Te-li-ssu, i. 257, 258; loss at Sha Ho, i. 259; the reservists, i. 278–290; shortage and capabilities of officers, i. 290–294, 300–305; discipline, i. 295, 296; corporal punishment, i. 297–299; want of sappers, i. 305; machine-guns, i. 306–309; criticism of staff work, ii. 2, 3; cavalry at manœuvres, ii. 4; attack and defence, ii. 5; column formation, ii. 6; work of the artillery, ii. 7; work of the sappers, ii. 7, 8; criticism by commanders, ii. 9; tactical instruction, ii. 10–25; relative positions of, ii. 33, 34, 37–40; absence of military spirit and patriotism, ii. 35, 183; adverse conditions, ii. 37, 39; effect of the rainy season and dysentery, ii. 41; difficulties in organization, ii. 44–60; defects in the command, ii. 60–72; in the rank and file, ii. 72–80; Kuropatkin’s final address to, ii. 88–97; suggestions for the improvement of: (1) the senior rank, ii. 98–114; (2) the regulars and reservists, ii. 114–127; (3) reserve organization, ii. 128–131; (4) augmenting the combatant infantry, ii. 131–136; (5) machine-guns, ii. 136; (6) depôt troops, ii. 137–139; (7) communication troops, ii. 139, 140; (8) engineer troops, ii. 141–146; (9) artillery, ii. 146–151; (10) cavalry, ii. 151–155; (11) infantry, ii. 155–161; (12) organization, ii. 161–176; summary of the war, ii. 177–204; gradual improvement in spirit, ii. 183, 188, 189; strategical distribution of, ii. 205, 271; Kuropatkin’s narrative of the war, ii. 205–305; strength of, ii. 258; breakdown of the unit organization and distribution, ii. 314–335 Artamonoff, General, ii. 281, 282 Artillery: rearmament of the, i. 121, 135; machine, i. 306–309, ii. 136, 137; suggested improvements, ii. 146–155, 162 Asia: Russia’s war with Turkey, i. 26; Russia’s position in, i. 34; Russia’s frontiers, i. 40–46; opposition to Russia’s expansion in, i. 147 _Asia for the Asiatics_, ii. 195, 196